I'd like to listen to Spotify while I am video editing. This is just casual listening – nothing to do with the editing work.
How can I automatically fade out the volume of Spotify when my video editing program plays audio? I often need to hear the video editing audio without the distraction of Spotify playing over the top, but the video editing playback is too on/off/on/off to switch Spotify audio manually each time. Without background music, I get really sick of the repeated playback of the audio clips with only silence inbetween.
I suppose what I needd is an app that monitors sound output from 'App A' and reduces the sound output from all others (Apps B, C, D, etc) when something is played.
Best Answer
There is no way to do this automatically, at least without putting in some work to reconfigure the video editor and the program.
The underlying goal and features I think you'll be (creatively) utilizing are the Windows Communication Monitor (I don't know what else to call it), to adjust the volume of all other programs when your video program makes noise.
Open Audio Devices and Sound Themes by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Hardware and Sound, and then clicking Sound then clicking on the communications tab.
Then choose the volume reduction level (eg. 80%).
What you'll need to do is essentially this:
Send the audio from the VSC (step 1&2) to the virtual microphone (step 4).
after you've done all this...
Open Sound by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type sound, and then click Sound.
Click the Recording tab, click (the virtual)Microphone, and then click Properties.
click the Listen tab, click the Listen to this device check box, ensure that the playback through this device is set to your real speaker and then click OK.
What
shouldwill happen is the sound from the video editing program will be perceived as communication, so Windows will automatically reduce the volume of all other programs (internet browser for example, with your music stream), and you'll be happier.